After passing through the prism, each refraction contains some pure essence of the light, but only an incomplete part. We will always experience some aspect of reality, of the Truth, but only from our perspectives as they are colored by who and where we are. Others will know a different color and none will see the whole, complete light. These are my musings from my particular refraction.

7.14.2010

Vacation Mini-Report

I don't know if this is saying much, but we had a really great time. My brother and I spent a number of days hiking, but with the others we also enjoyed an Independence Day parade and fireworks, a jeep tour to the top of a high altitude pass on extremely rough "roads," whitewater rafting, the town's hot springs pool, the town's ambiance, staying in a house on the side of the valley, and many, many beautiful vistas. I chronicled the trip with nearly 250 captioned pictures shared on Facebook, but below are a few highlights.

On the evening we arrived, we walked onto our balcony to see a complete double rainbow:

Looking east at a view of town and the "Amphitheater" after a short hike up to Henn's Overlook:

Looking west at a view of town during a hike around the Perimeter Trail:

Looking south(-southwest) with a peek of town during the hike up the Horsethief Trail:

The unofficially named Indiana Jones Gorge, viewed during the jeep tour:

Old mining activity at high altitude in the Imogene Basin on the jeep tour up to Imogene Pass:

Wildflowers at the top of Imogene Pass (altitude over 13,000 feet):

Wildflowers in the aspen woods while hiking the lower levels of the Horsethief Trail:

Looking along the "Bridge of Heaven" at the top of our hike up the Horsethief Trail:

Looking ahead as we hike back down the Horsethief Trail:

Driving up the valley from the north, both bicyclists and motorcyclists are welcomed into town with a view of the hot springs pool:

Looking up from the pool, a view enjoyed while backstroking:

Driving back through Kansas:

A video look around and down from the Bridge of Heaven, the 12,300 foot summit of our hike up the Horsethief Trail:

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About Me

Degolar: A Youth Services Librarian who blogs pseudonymously; A D&D character, a bard, equivalent of librarian in the oral tradition; An idealistically liberal Christian with socialist leanings; An overweight sometimes triathlete; Husband and parent; Hints of Loki, Falstaff, and Pan.

""In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?"
Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last.
"Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.""— Joanne Harris